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Shirley Riga
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Silent Trust
In the early morning hour
when my awareness is alive I am grateful to remember my practice of silence
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Shirley Riga
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Truth, Focus, Intention and Groundedness
These 4 words are the recipe to my day.
It’s like approaching a diving board with the intention of diving deep into a pool of water.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 22, 20207 min read
Autumnal Equinox Portal
We are all searching for ease in life. The purpose of the dark night of the soul is to purge that which no longer serves
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Shirley Riga
Sep 21, 20205 min read
Respite
My heartbeat seems to have no thoughts or judgments, but it reacts when I feel stress, when I feel love, when I feel loss.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 7, 20206 min read
Weaving Our Way Through Life
My meditative practice is in my recipe for survival through these tumultuous times.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 5, 20205 min read
Old Stories New Beginnings
I am not my story. Sometimes grief consumes me and my day is encumbered with sadness. I remember my tools to help me move through my grief.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Training with Kindness
My old self would feel lost
amid the rocky goings-on
with fingers pointing at me
if something went wrong.
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Shirley Riga
Aug 29, 20205 min read
Best moments
I have been writing my own book of rules. Not my parents, not my teachers
Not my bosses or opiners.
My rules – my moments.
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Shirley Riga
Aug 26, 20205 min read
My Anger Fuel
When anger is ignored, it’s a fuel that burns uncontrolled. Being creative helps me use my anger fuel.
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Shirley Riga
Aug 20, 20205 min read
My Authentic Voice
I never did figure out how to pray like a proper follower of the religion I was brought up in. I had to stop emulating everyone else's ideas
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Shirley Riga
Aug 19, 20206 min read
Letting Go
I recognize when I feel overwhelmed and confused, it’s good. My brain struggles with this new concept and it doesn’t know what to do with it
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Shirley Riga
Aug 16, 20204 min read
Abundant Silence
I always find myself in dreams like this when I’m on the cusp of change, feeling bigness before me
in an emptiness of waiting
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Shirley Riga
Aug 12, 20204 min read
Cultivated Distractions
Staying in the moment is the key to managing anxiety and stress. Mindfulness means creating an intention, giving it full attention with...
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Shirley Riga
Aug 2, 20203 min read
Your Inner Altar
My stories of pain are no longer there as they may have contributed to who I am but they don’t define me. My altar holds little lights...
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Shirley Riga
Jul 29, 20203 min read
Resonance
The next time you find yourself listening o music that expands your heart, know the cells of your soul
are singing with you.
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Thea Iberall
Jul 24, 20204 min read
Dwell on Human Kindness
Dwell on human kindness. What does it even mean? How does one do this?
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Shirley Riga
Jul 21, 20202 min read
The Power of Community
I value our meditation community. I held the space and others showed up to be connected in this challenging time.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 23, 20203 min read
Letting Go to the Flow
Step by step aging is like mirror work
With less resistance to acceptance
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Thea Iberall
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Connecting Through Music
Music soothes us and connects us in ways we can’t even begin to understand. My mom died at the age of 102, three months shy of her 103rd.
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David Russell
Jun 17, 20203 min read
Memory and the Moment
As I make my way through my day, I often find that I’m thinking of people from my past. I don’t mind sharing the here and now.
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